Mastering modern psychological testing
Subtitle: theory & methods
By: by Cecil F Reynolds, Ronald B. Livingston
Contributors: Livingston, Ronald B.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pearson Education; Prentice Hall; Reynolds, Cecil R./ Livingston, Ronald; Pearson
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 622
ISBN-13: 9780205483501
Subjects: Methodology; Psychology; Psychological tests; Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to psychological assessment : why we do it and what it is; title: The basic statistics of measurement; title: The meaning of test scores; title: Reliability; title: Validity; title: Item development; title: Item analysis : methods for fitting the right items to the right test; title: Achievement tests in the era of high-stakes assessment; title: Assessment of intelligence; title: Assessment of personality; title: Behavioral assessment; title: Employment and vocational testing; title: Neuropsychological testing; title: Forensic applications of psychological assessment; title: The problem of bias in psychological assessment; title: Assessment accommodations for examinees with disabilities; title: Best practices : legal & ethical issues; title: How to develop a psychological test : a practical approach.